The dull sound of drums echoed through the heavens and the earth, stirring up the white mist of the early morning, announcing the beginning of another day's attack.

Outside Tongguan, a high mound of earth has been erected, so that Huangfu Song's soldiers can climb the mound and the archers of Tongguan to shoot, even if the war is still ongoing, the people and people who have been driven from Hongnong are still struggling to transport straw bags and soil bags on these mounds, stacking these mounds as high as possible.

From time to time, soldiers or civilians were shot by arrows, and then rolled under the mound screaming, becoming part of this huge man-made landscape.

Today's Tongguan City is even more tragic than the mound. Tongguan City was originally not big, relying on the big river and mountains, under the attack for several days, there have been a lot of decay, have not been repaired in time, just roughly with wood and stone slightly blocked, and then thrown into some straw bags, and these defects, also known as the next attack focus of the area, resulting in around this place, layers of upside down are the corpses of soldiers on both sides.

Under the walls of Tongguan, there are all siege equipment. There are ladders and crashes, and there are even siege towers, and most of the people who pull these tools are ordinary people, strong men and strong women, and they die everywhere, and they fall under the city of Tongguan. These attack tools were prepared by Huangfu Song in advance, but now most of them have been smashed and damaged, and even in order to make Huangfu Song not recycled, Hu Zhen of Tongguan even sent a death squad to hang down the city to burn, the two sides are fighting for these equipment, it is really like a meat grinder, the battle is bloody and blurred, and there are one or two equally charred corpses hanging on the burned black equipment......

Under the city wall of Tongguan, there are many gaps in the city wall that have been dug up by soldiers and people. And around the gap in the city wall, the left and right are all shields and stones, and under these shields and stones are soldiers and people who have been stoned to death, and the white bones are exposed, and there is not even a trace of blood one by one, as if the dead are not a living person, but a dead soul who has long been dead.

Whether it's the attacker or the defender, every city. The walls were covered with a layer of flesh and blood, and some of them were not yet dead, just tossing and wailing among the corpses, but no one looked at them more, just let those who were injured struggle among the dead people, and the blood flowed out with a painful groan, and then gradually fell silent.

At this time, no one will have that so-called loving heart, and no one will go forward to treat those wounded soldiers, because no one knows if the next one who falls over there will be himself.

On the top of the city, the same corpses were also piled up on the ground, some even higher than the battlements, and the blood and water flowed down the city wall, so sticky that it seemed to be a layer of red and black pulp wrapped in Tongguan. The Xiliang guards on the city wall, after such a big battle, no longer have much strength, just like the walking corpse, not to mention the comrades around them talking, only the occasional rolling eyes on the face that was blackened by blood, sweat and dust proved that this was still a living person.

And above the mound of earth, behind the pile of corpses, were the men and horses of the Southern Huns. They didn't need to attack the city, but just relied on this mound of earth that gradually leveled the city wall, and shot arrows at the head of the city to suppress it, covering the soldiers of Huangfu Song to carry out a strong attack. The dense leather felt hats on the mound looked at each other, and from time to time a sentence or two came out, followed by a laughing voice.

Huangfu Song's soldiers also couldn't stand it, why were they fighting to death, but let this group of Southern Huns stand and watch the joke, but after complaining to Huangfu Song, they were reprimanded and came back.

Who let Huangfu Song have no cavalry under him?

If you want to enter Chang'an, if you want to be able to fight the Xiliang cavalry in the next battle, can you just rely on foot soldiers? This is also an important factor why Yang Biao and Huangfu Song coveted Feiqian's troops at the beginning......

A military marquis under the command of Huangfu Song was also covered in blood and sweat mixed with mud and plaster, except for a human figure, he couldn't see any face, ran down from a mound of dirt, and shouted to the people below: "Who is going with so-and-so?" Make up for the army, two meals a day! Hit Tongguan, and there will be a reward! ”

The people who were tortured and numb listened indifferently, they didn't have half the energy to react, they were just struggling for their lives, even if they didn't make a sound to apply, when it was really time to attack the city, didn't they want to push and pull the attacking tools, fill the moats, and even paint the city walls with blood?

Some of the sturdy men who still had some strength struggled to stand up and gathered around the marquis, who had a little hope and made up for the soldiers, maybe they would be treated better, at least they would be given an armor blade, at least they would be able to eat a hot meal, and at least they would have more chances of surviving!

Even if this is the case, it does not mean that everyone can join the army in battle.

The military marquis picked and chosen, and without saying a word to the people who surrounded him, he just punched him in the chest, and he could parry it, or he could simply resist it, and then waved his hand and asked him to stand to the side, and as for those who were knocked to the ground under the punch, he didn't even bother to look at it.

"Give them bread! Is there any hot soup?! Serve it all together! After selecting a few dozen people, the marquis gathered them in a heap, and began to ask those who were in charge of logistics and supplies to bring food.

When a few hungry men saw the food, they squeezed forward regardless of it, but they were knocked to the ground by a group of soldiers who came out of nowhere, and then honestly wiped the blood left on their noses and stood in a line.

"This is your captain! Team Rate! It's all fucking lined up! That team is lined up first, and that team is the first to get the cake! The marquis waved his hands and shouted loudly, "If you have joined the army, you will be indispensable for cakes, blades, armor, and money!" But there is the same! I damn remember it clearly! The military order, you have to do whatever you are told to do! Otherwise, under the knife of the Warlord, the death will be a fool! ”

At the same time as the military marquis shouted, the captains, chiefs, and team leaders who came over also immediately pulled their queues. In fact, most of these captains, captains, and team leaders were the small soldiers in the previous army, but they were lucky enough to survive several attacks, so they were all promoted to block the junior officers......

"The military order is forward, and if the soldiers do not advance, the commander will cut it down! If Wu Chang doesn't move forward, even Chang will cut it! Even if the chief retreats, the team will be killed! If the team rate retreats, Qu Chang will cut it! Qu Chang retreats, a certain chop! If you retreat, you will be beheaded by the general! The military marquis pulled out his war knife with a sigh and waved it in the air, the cold light on the war knife was shining, and some scarlet did not retreat, which made people hairy when they saw it.

The military marquis watched the queue gradually take shape, nodded with satisfaction, and immediately stood on a stone, shouting loudly: "Defeat Tongguan!" There's a reward! Regardless of whether you are dead or alive after the Tongguan War, Yang Gong will give five acres of fertile land! You're gone, naturally to your brothers and relatives! Think of five acres of land! It's all fucking harder! If it is the first batch to climb Tongguan, each person will have ten acres of land! There is a first level of credit, and there are additional rewards! ”

Five acres of land, although not much, but at the moment when most of the land is concentrated in the hands of the scholars, it seems so precious, there is a lot of difference between having your own field or renting the land of the rural scholars to cultivate.

For these people, they don't have much concept of what is worth a thousand dollars, because they have never seen this money again, but the land is indeed something that they have been eager for since childhood, so after the encouragement of the military marquis, they all opened their eyes wide, clenched their fists, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily.

If you go out, you can earn an extra five acres of land for your family!

A cheap life, if you fight it, you will fight it!

In fact, not everyone in the Yang family is willing to give their own land as a reward, although five acres per person is not much, but in this way, thousands of people are not a small number, which will naturally make some people feel distressed.

But Yang Biao had a tough attitude, because he knew that there was no land, no military power, even if there was more land, it was useless at all, and only by winning the current victory would there be more land and population, otherwise it would be like Dong Zhuo was going to move the capital before, sending thousands of soldiers to pull Hongnong into pieces.

Yang Biao did not lead the army, so he had to cooperate with Huangfu Song, of course, this kind of cooperation seems to be relatively harmonious now, and the mutual cooperation is also good, but who knows how long this cooperation can last?

Huangfu Song doesn't have much base in his heart, but now, he can only take one step at a time.

The Han Dynasty has reached its current state, and these people above the court are far clearer than those in the countryside! The weakness of the Han Dynasty can only be seen more clearly and understood more thoroughly by these people who are in it!

Huangfu Song is naturally no exception.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion......

The current situation is even more chaotic and terrible than the Yellow Turban Rebellion!

Zhang Jiao said that what kind of "Huang Tian" Daxian Grandmaster is the leader of Taiping Dao, but in fact?

Without some official support, what religion can brazenly swagger?

Taiping Dao, hehe.

Tang Zhou, hehe, in fact, it is Tang Zhou, and it is also the Zhou of the court......

At the beginning, Huangfu Song could not see these things clearly, but everything is the same, after a long time, he pondered it thoroughly, and naturally found some contexts.

Therefore, when Dong Zhuo was in the court, Huang Fu Song did not have a chance, and when Wang Yun was in power, Huang Fu Song did not gain military power, but now, the Yang family is using Huang Fu Song, but then again, isn't this Huang Fu Song's own opportunity?

However, other things can only be done slowly in the future, no matter what is happening in front of you, at this moment, Huangfu Song has only one goal, Tongguan!

Everything else must be said after the capture of Tongguan.

Now the Xiliang soldiers have their last breath left, as long as Huangfu Song can last longer and longer, he will naturally be the final victor!

Although the Yang family has some characters, they are not strong in military force, so most of the soldiers under Huangfu Song who originally brought out Chang'an City have been assigned to serve as the commander of the current army......

The sound of the war drums stopped, and Huangfu Song watched the wave of offensive blocked by the Xiliang soldiers in Tongguan, and his brows couldn't help frowning, forming a deep Sichuan wrinkle between his eyebrows.

A retired military marquis came to Huangfu Song out of breath.

The soldier's face was wounded at some point, and he wrapped some strips of cloth around half of his face, and the wound did not seem to be completely solidified, and several lines of blood flowed down under the already red and black strips of cloth mixed with sweat.

The military marquis staggered, walked in front of Huangfu Song, bowed to the ground with a "poof", and said with difficulty: "...... Checkmate...... Let the brothers take a breath...... I can't attack it...... For several days, the brothers stayed in the wilderness, ate dry cakes, and had to brave the rain of arrows to take the lead, and none of them flinched, but...... But the damage is too great...... Half of the brothers who came out of Kyoto are left now......"

Huangfu Song frowned, looked at the wounded military marquis, suddenly sighed, and said, "I remember you...... You followed me in the seventh year of Light and Harmony......"

The marquis kowtowed, "...... Yes, General Meng Cheng still remembers in the next ......"

Huangfu Song nodded and said, "Well, it's also an old battle formation...... Tell me, why take a break? ”

The marquis said, "General! Look at these brothers now, most of them are old people who have been following the general for many years, but now ...... Seeing that one by one is under this Tongguan! I'm waiting for these old people, and half of them are not there now...... Since three days ago, the brothers have been attacking Tongguan without stopping, and now they are exhausted...... General, it's not that I'm retreating from the next battle, I just hope that I can leave some blood in the army, and don't spend all of it under this Tongguan...... Checkmate! As long as I wait for a good rest for a day or two and recover some strength, I can definitely take Tongguan directly in one go! ”

Huangfu Song frowned, stood up, came to the military marquis, patted the kneeling military marquis on the shoulder, and said, "...... What you say is not unreasonable...... It's all old people who follow me...... Why don't you go and rest first...... It's just that Tongguan must go down quickly! The Son of Heaven is still waiting for us to go to the rescue, the Han Dynasty is waiting for me to wait for Kuangfu, if a Tongguan can't be taken, then what face do we have to see the Son of Heaven? ”

Junhou was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know what to continue to say, so he could only bow again, and just wanted to get up and retreat, but heard Huangfu Song continue to say in a low voice: "...... Since you want to rest so much, let's go and rest......"

While speaking, the guards standing behind Huangfu Song had already stepped forward a few steps, and between the lightning and flint, I saw a flash of swords, and it crossed the neck of this military marquis!

The marquis's head rose to the sky, hovered for a few weeks, and then fell to the mud with a look of astonishment......

"Bring the head to the front! Command the whole army! At the moment of military law, how can personal feelings be tolerated! Betrayer, slash! Those who violate military orders will be killed! Huangfu Song put his hands behind his back and said with a face as heavy as water, "Drumming!" Go ahead and besiege the city! …… Someone, get ready for the torches! In any case, it will be down to Tongguan today! ”